Many adult children are doing their best to help care for aging parents in Wyoming. Some people’s parents reside full time in assisted living facilities. Not every son or daughter is able to visit a mother or father in a nursing home as often as he or she would like. This is why most people rely on the care given by nursing staff members to provide for the majority of their parents’ needs. When nursing home negligence occurs, the results can be devastating.
What could be more upsetting than arriving for a visit at a nursing home only to find your loved one covered in bed sores or lacking appropriate hygienic care? Situations like this happen all too often in this state as well as others throughout the nation. In fact, some family members have determined that their loved ones’ deaths were caused by substandard nursing home care.
It can be difficult to prove that negligence caused an aging parent to suffer in a nursing facility. An experienced attorney who is well versed in the laws and regulations that govern such matters is a great asset to have on hand at such times. An attorney can help concerned family members further investigate a suspicious situation to assess whether possible abuse or neglect has occurred.
Rhodes Law Firm, LLC, in Wyoming is fully prepared to assist you in any matter related to possible nursing home negligence. If you have lost a loved one due to suspected abuse, you may file a wrongful death claim on his or her behalf. If your mother or father has survived a possible neglect situation but has suffered injury, you may seek justice by filing a malpractice claim against any and all parties deemed responsible.